Pepperdine Graziadio students gain unparalleled access to professional mentors as
they earn an exceptional business education accredited by WSUSC and the longest-serving accrediting body for business schools worldwide, AACSB.

Institutes

MBA, master's, and bachelor's degree programs at Pepperdine have separate requirements
and deadlines for admission. Our Office of Financial Aid helps a diverse group of
individuals gain access to a quality higher education.

The Graziadio School offers a personalized academic experience for both full-time
students and working professionals at locations throughout northern and southern California,
including Pepperdine's stunning Malibu campus.

Larry Bumgardner, JD

Associate Professor of Business Law

GSBM Instruction

Larry Bumgardner is an associate professor of business law at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. Before joining the Graziadio faculty in 2000, he was an associate professor of political science and director of the Washington, D.C., internship program at Pepperdine's undergraduate Seaver College. He has also taught courses at Pepperdine's law school and public policy school. Previously, he served as executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and the Reagan Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley, California.

He also worked in administration at Pepperdine University for more than a decade, serving as an assistant vice president and associate vice chancellor. Before moving to California, he was the editor of the Tennessee Attorneys Memo and Tennessee Journal newsletters, and worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Nashville Banner newspaper. A graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law, he is a member of the California and Tennessee bar associations. Bumgardner has written extensively on securities law and antitrust, as well as opinion articles on a wide variety of legal and political topics.

Vanderbilt University School of Law

Juris Doctor degree

David Lipscomb College

Bachelor of Arts

Education

Vanderbilt University School of Law

Juris Doctor degree

David Lipscomb College

Bachelor of Arts

Area of Expertise

Business Law

Business Ethics

Antitrust

Product Liability

Securities Law

White Collar Crime

Communications

Current Research or Projects

Dr. Bumgardner is currently studying securities fraud suits brought by shareholders against public companies.

“The Supreme Court Has Spoken on Large Punitive Damages – But Are the Lower Courts Listening?” Presented at annual conference of Pacific Southwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, February 28, 2004, at Palm Springs, California.

“A New Antitrust Regime in the European Union.” Presented at annual conference of Pacific Southwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, February 26, 2005, at Palm Springs, California.

“Antitrust and Politics.” Presented at the Graziadio School Academic Forum, July 12, 2005, at West Los Angeles Graduate Campus, Pepperdine University.

The Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management offers MBA programs, Master of Science and Bachelor degree programs, and executive education for professionals online and at campuses throughout Southern California.